On Saturday, August 3rd, Save the
Harbor/Save the Bay will host The Swim And Paddle For Boston Harbor, a
one-mile, championship chip-timed, professionally staffed, competitive swim
followed by a chip-timed Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) competition.
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Swimmers in
last year’s Swim for Boston Harbor
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The Swim And Paddle For Boston Harbor will take place at the BCYF Curley
Recreation Center at M Street Beach in South Boston, which is among the
cleanest urban beaches in America. Swimmers will follow course from the Curley Center
in an equilateral triangle and return to the finish line at M Street beach.
Online registration at
http://www.swim4bostonharbor.org
is open until August 1st. Participants can
also register on-site the morning of the competition on August 3rd
from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM. Swim registration is $50, and the race will be capped
at 100 participants.
The SUP competition
registration is $25, and paddleboard rentals are available for an additional
$25. Those wishing to join the party without competing in either event are
asked to make a contribution of $25. Save the Harbor/Save the Bay hopes to
raise $5,000 to continue our work to restore and protect Boston Harbor and
Massachusetts Bay for all Bostonians and the region’s residents and visitors to
enjoy.
Proceeds from the swim will benefit Save
The Harbor/Save the Bay, while funds raised from the SUP competition will
benefit both the Massachusetts Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation and Save the
Harbor/Save the Bay.
The top fundraiser
will receive a round trip ticket from JetBlue Airways to any destination they
fly from Logan Airport. Winners of each event will be entered into a raffle to
win tickets from JetBlue Airways as well. Everyone who donates and attends the party can
enjoy a cold pint of Harpoon Beer from our friends at Harpoon Brewery and
treats from our new partners at Tasty Burger after the competitions.
10 years ago, this
event would not have been possible because the water in the Boston Harbor was often
unsafe for swimming after even a small summer storm. Today we are proud to say
that this event will take place rain or shine on one of the cleanest urban
beaches in America, thanks to the hard work and commitment of thousands of
people and the tenacious advocacy of Save the Harbor/Save the Bay.
About Save the
Harbor/Save the Bay
Save the Harbor/Save the Bay is a non-profit, public interest,
environmental advocacy organization, whose mission is to restore and protect
Boston Harbor, Massachusetts Bay, and the marine environment and share them
with the public for everyone to enjoy.
About
the Massachusetts Chapter of Surfrider
The Massachusetts Chapter of the Surfrider
Foundation was founded in 1996. They are an all-volunteer chapter
composed of local New England surfer/environmentalists dedicated to the
preservation of the New England coastal environmental, elimination of
pollution, and open access to our beaches.
For more information about Save the
Harbor/Save the Bay, please visit: www.savetheharbor.org.
For more information
about The Surfrider Foundation, please visit: http://www.surfrider.org.
To register for the
Swim and Paddle for Boston Harbor, please visit:
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